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5 strategies to get your students talking

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Using HyperDocs, the instructor explains concepts through a mini-lesson, students share their learning by elaborating on topics/objectives, and they evaluate their learning through reflection. Padlet : Padlet is a digital tool that uses one single place as a virtual bulletin board, which can be public or private.

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How Professors Can Use AI to Improve Their Teaching In Real Time

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It is historically one of the most vexing problems in education that there is a tradeoff between scale and achievable quality of instruction : As class sizes grow larger, the ability of a teacher to provide the type of personalized guidance shown by learning science research to be most effective is diminished.

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Game-based platform teaches computer science, coding

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CodeCombat was designed to make learning to code as easy as playing a game. The computer science learning tool has students typing real code from day one, and CodeCombat enables teachers without any CS background to teach a course on coding. I’ve evaluated many programs, and none are as good as CodeCombat.

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If Edtech Efficacy Research Ignores Implementation, How Does It Help Improve Education?

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If we really want to understand how effective educational technology tools are for improving learner outcomes, we need to stop throwing the baby out with the bathwater. As instructors consider technology tools for their courses, they are increasingly looking for evidence of effectiveness.

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43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

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–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. Schenker, Ed.D.,

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U. of Michigan Hints at Growth Plans for Office of Academic Innovation

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Staff members work with student fellows and faculty to design curricula, dive into education data and develop personalized-learning tools. Having an in-house innovation team allows the university to draw on the expertise of faculty residents and student fellows when designing tools intended for their use.

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5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know

EdTech Magazine

Microsoft Learning Tools Enhance Accessibility. Have you heard of Microsoft Learning Tools? This is also a great space for students to collaborate outside of class on group assignments or projects.

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